"IT Switching" comes to life with the new GigaLabs GigaStar 3000/S enterprise Gigabit Ethernet switch.LAS VEGAS Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , Nev.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28, 1997--NETWORLD+INTEROP INTEROP Interoperability INTEROP Interoperational Booth #3988-- GigaLabs, the first company to offer a complete family of Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. solutions and the first to ship a Gigabit Ethernet switch, introduces the concept of "IT Switching" with the release of its GigaStar 3000/S Gigabit Ethernet enterprise switch for local area and campus networks. Corporations can now connect servers, switches, disk storage, mainframes, and supercomputers into one high-speed network. GigaLabs is demonstrating the GigaStar 3000/S pre-standard Gigabit Ethernet switch at the Networld+Interop show next week. The company offers a complete family of switching solutions that can connect all network elements at gigabit speeds (1 billion bits per second), using the GigaStar 3000/S enterprise switch, the GigaStar 3000 backbone switch, the GigaStar 100 workgroup switch A network switch designed for LAN traffic within an enterprise. Contrast with carrier-class switch. , and GigaPipe technology. GigaPipes connect directly into a computer's raw data flow typically over 1Gbps and send data from one point on a network to another at speeds as high as a billion bits per second. GigaPipes channel the bus (PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). , SBus, or SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. , for example) directly into the switch, avoiding protocol translation and increasing performance dramatically. "For the first time, it is possible to connect all elements of the IT world with high-speed links," says Kon Leong, president of GigaLabs. "Our switches connect not just the network but also vital parts of the IT world such as high-speed servers, workstations, disk storage devices, mainframes and even supercomputers. We are redefining the network switch as the IT switch." The GigaStar 3000/S: Multicasting and Layer 3 switching The GigaStar 3000/S is a massively powerful switching router that can enable true multimedia with gigabit multicasting and can also connect disparate parts of the IT world, such as storage, server buses and mainframes, in order to effectively cluster the enterprise. "The GigaStar 3000/S' multicasting capabilities opens up a brand-new world of high-speed networking possibilities. Its flexible architecture allows both high-performance facilities and smaller enterprises to protect their legacy network investments, and provides an excellent migration path to final standard Gigabit Ethernet," said Sam Alunni, senior analyst, Aberdeen Group. The GigaStar 3000/S offers full, dedicated 2Gbps bandwidth for each of the 16 chassis slots in its 32Gbps backplane. Its multicasting capability enables a data-stream to be broadcast simultaneously to a number of users on a local or campus area network. "While many vendors may soon offer multicasting, GigaLabs is the only one able to maintain gigabit speeds while multicasting. We do it all in hardware, we do it simultaneously and we do it without copying packets," explains Leong. "Indeed, the 3000/S has sufficient speed and capacity to deliver multiple video streams to over 2,000 users simultaneously. It enables true multimedia applications in the enterprise." The GigaStar 3000/S also offers Layer 3 IP switching, which provides intelligent routing functionality such as filtering of broadcast traffic and packet forwarding at wire speeds. GigaLabs' Layer 3 intelligence is built into the switch hardware, which offers much higher throughput and integration as compared to Layer 3 in software. The GigaStar 3000/S offers options of one port Gigabit Ethernet (pre-standard), one port GigaPipe, and a sixteen-port 10/100 switched Ethernet module that automatically senses and delivers 10Mbps or 100Mbps. Other high-performance features include support for port- and MAC-based VLANs; standard network management through SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) A widely used network monitoring and control protocol. Data are passed from SNMP agents, which are hardware and/or software processes reporting activity in each network device (hub, router, bridge, etc. , RMON (Remote MONitoring) Enhancements to the management information base (MIB) structure used by the simple network management protocol (SNMP). In 1991, RMON added comprehensive network monitoring capabilities. or RMON2; and I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output Switching using GigaPipe technology for high-speed server-to-switch, storage-to-switch or switch-to-switch connectivity. The GigaStar Family Introduced in February 1997, the GigaStar 3000 is the world's first shipping Gigabit Ethernet switch. It is a high-performance backbone switch with multigigabit, nonblocking switch fabric that guarantees performance. This switch accommodates up to 8 full-duplex Gigabit Ethernet ports, or any combination of 8 Gigabit Ethernet and GigaPipe ports, configured into a single chassis. The GigaStar family also includes the GigaStar 100, a stackable, five-slot chassis with a 1Gbps backplane. It accommodates any combination of a 1-port first generation Gigabit Ethernet uplink, an 8-port module that automatically senses and delivers 10Mbps or 100Mbps throughput, 8-port Ethernet, 2-port Fast Ethernet (100 Mbps), single-port 155-Mbps ATM, and SCSI II or III links (via the GigaScuz module). The GigaStar 100 automatically translates between different packet and cell formats. Up to four switch chassis can be stacked, delivering a total of 160 ports of 10Mbps or 10/100Mbps Ethernet. Switches in the same stack are connected internally via a 1Gbps bus. Pricing and Availability The GigaStar 3000/S chassis is priced at $20,000.00. The 16 port 10/100Mbps module is priced at $700 per port, and the Gigabit Ethernet module is priced at $2,495. The GigaStar 3000S will be available in May 1997. The GigaStar 100, GigaStar 3000, and GigaPipes are available now. About GigaLabs GigaLabs, founded in 1988 as Input/Output Systems, introduced its first-generation Gigabit Ethernet switch family, GigaStar, in September of 1996. GigaLabs' switching fabric has been installed over the last several years in the demanding supercomputer environment, giving the company a significant lead over competitors in the market. GigaLabs' technology is proven in real-life enterprise networks. The company has provided gigabit solutions to the world's foremost corporations, universities, medical institutions, and government agencies, including AT&T, Batelle, Bellcore, CERN CERN or European Organization for Nuclear Research, nuclear and particle physics research center straddling the French-Swiss border W of Geneva, Switzerland. , Fujitsu, General Electric, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Jet Propulsions Laboratories, Lockheed, NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 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In keeping with its policy of supporting the latest networking standards, GigaLabs is a member of the Gigabit Ethernet Alliance, the IP Multicast Initiative, and the HIPPI (HIgh Performance Parallel Interface) An ANSI-standard high-speed communications channel that uses a 32-bit or 64-bit cable and transmits at 100 or 200 Mbytes/sec. Networking Forum. For more information about GigaLabs or its product line, call 1-800/LAN-8120 or 408/481-3030, or visit the GigaLabs World Wide Web home page at http://www.gigalabs.com -0- Note to editors: GigaPipe, GigaStar, and GigaScuz are trademarks of GigaLabs, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned are the properties of their respective manufacturers. CONTACT: GigaLabs, Inc. Anna Fijewski 408-481-3030 x263 afijewsk@gigalabs.com |
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